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"sable":{
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"white"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a carnivorous mammal ( Martes zibellina ) of the weasel family that occurs chiefly in northern Asia":[],
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": any of various animals related to the sable":[],
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": black clothing worn in mourning":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": dark , gloomy":[],
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": of the color black":[],
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": the color black":[],
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": the fur or pelt of a sable":[],
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": the usually dark brown color of the fur of the sable":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a brush made of sable",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The brush, of sable , which immediately conjures up some semi-mythical creature of the Russian forests. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"European, American and Japanese furriers had long purchased sable , mink and otter furs from local hunters, but had never been interested in the coarse fur of the Tarbagan marmot. \u2014 Paul French, CNN , 18 Apr. 2020",
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"Salmon, of course, but also smoked trout, whitefish and sable are all gorgeous on a graze board. \u2014 Katie Workman, NBC News , 12 Dec. 2019",
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"They are not committed to a two-season cycle, private planes and yachts, sable and vicuna. \u2014 Vanessa Friedman, New York Times , 5 Sep. 2019",
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"In Angola, the national team is nicknamed Palancas Negras after giant sable antelopes, the country\u2019s national symbol, famed for its long, curved horns. \u2014 Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa , 19 July 2019",
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"They are made of mink, faux mink, sable , silk, cashmere, or synthetic fibers. \u2014 Beth Teitell, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2019",
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"At the time, there were fewer than 44 sable antelope and perhaps a thousand buffalo on one million acres. \u2014 Paul Steyn, National Geographic , 2 May 2019",
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"Dessert was strawberry sable with lemon verbena cream followed by a selection of assorted fresh fruits, then coffee and petit fours. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 3 June 2019",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Animal activist Bo Derek was horrified to learn that the queen of England wears antique sable coats. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
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"No matter the wait, no matter the tourists\u2014fastidious New Yorkers wouldn\u2019t get their smoked sable elsewhere. \u2014 Mattie Kahn, Town & Country , 6 May 2022",
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"Fencing and moats were created with a private grant, and in 1970 three species of hoofed animals \u2014 a South African sable antelope, greater kudu and gemsbok \u2014 arrived. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 May 2022",
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"To \ufb01ght the bitter cold, Brown taught the other women to row and shared her sable coat. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"The blonde hair, the gusto, and the sable were all stops on Blige\u2019s journey to truly feel beautiful. \u2014 Nerisha Penrose, ELLE , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"This sable cardigan is Logan\u2019s go-to office sweater. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Vulture , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Many natural options include Saikoho goat, gray squirrel, silver fox, and even Kolinsky sable . \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"The Holly family brought zebras, impalas, ostriches, cranes, lemurs, giraffes, aoudads, mouflons and sable antelopes, according to the Gainesville Sun. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Middle Low German sabel sable or its fur, from Middle High German zobel , of Slav origin; akin to Russian sobol' sable or its fur":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0101-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"black",
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"ebony",
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"pitch-black",
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"pitch-dark",
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"pitchy",
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"raven"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210138",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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},
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"saber-toothed cat":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of various extinct carnivorous cats (such as genus Smilodon ) that were widely distributed in the Oligocene through the Pleistocene of both the Old and New World, are characterized by elongation of the upper canines into curved, piercing or slashing, dagger-like weapons and in enlargement of the gape with corresponding muscular and skeletal changes, and that constitute a distinct felid subfamily (Machairodontinae)":[],
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": any of various extinct North American, Eurasian, and African catlike carnivores (as of the genera Hoplophoneus and Nimravus of the family Nimravidae) of the Late Eocene to Late Miocene that resemble the typical saber-toothed cats":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0101-b\u0259r-\u02cct\u00fctht-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"San Diego Natural History Museum visitors may have seen exhibits featuring Smilodon, a large saber-toothed cat that roamed North America during the Pleistocene era, about 10,000 years ago. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"These trends and changes tend to be more pronounced and easier to identify in the fossil record; think about how different a Tyrannosaurus rex and a saber-toothed cat are from each other. \u2014 Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Six more mammoths were excavated between 1990 and 1997, and the team also unearthed the remains of a Western camel, dwarf antelope, American alligator, giant tortoise, and the tooth of a young saber-toothed cat . \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"The old-school cool of the destination is captured in this saber-toothed cat mug that riffs off the California bear flag design. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183719"
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},
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"saber-toothed":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having long sharp canine teeth":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0101-b\u0259r-\u02cct\u00fctht"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235037"
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},
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"saber-toothed tiger":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": any of various extinct carnivorous cats (such as genus Smilodon ) that were widely distributed in the Oligocene through the Pleistocene of both the Old and New World, are characterized by elongation of the upper canines into curved, piercing or slashing, dagger-like weapons and in enlargement of the gape with corresponding muscular and skeletal changes, and that constitute a distinct felid subfamily (Machairodontinae)":[],
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": any of various extinct North American, Eurasian, and African catlike carnivores (as of the genera Hoplophoneus and Nimravus of the family Nimravidae) of the Late Eocene to Late Miocene that resemble the typical saber-toothed cats":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0101-b\u0259r-\u02cct\u00fctht-"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"San Diego Natural History Museum visitors may have seen exhibits featuring Smilodon, a large saber-toothed cat that roamed North America during the Pleistocene era, about 10,000 years ago. \u2014 Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"These trends and changes tend to be more pronounced and easier to identify in the fossil record; think about how different a Tyrannosaurus rex and a saber-toothed cat are from each other. \u2014 Briana Pobiner And Ryan Mcrae, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"Six more mammoths were excavated between 1990 and 1997, and the team also unearthed the remains of a Western camel, dwarf antelope, American alligator, giant tortoise, and the tooth of a young saber-toothed cat . \u2014 Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"The old-school cool of the destination is captured in this saber-toothed cat mug that riffs off the California bear flag design. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"Earlier excavations in White Sands National Park have uncovered fossilized tracks left by a saber-toothed cat , dire wolf, Columbian mammoth and other ice age animals. \u2014 Wire Reports, oregonlive , 25 Sep. 2021"
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"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010139"
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},
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"sabertooth":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": saber-toothed cat":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013638"
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},
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"saber saw":{
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"type":[
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Items reported stolen included nail guns, a chainsaw, router table, power saw, reciprocating saw, jigsaw, saber saw , folding table, lock jaw table, hand planer, drill and pneumatic wrench. \u2014 Jennifer James, Houston Chronicle , 9 Apr. 2018"
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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070449"
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"sabotage":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": destruction of an employer's property (such as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers":[],
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": destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort":[],
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": an act or process tending to hamper or hurt":[],
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": deliberate subversion":[],
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": to practice sabotage on":[]
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"\u02c8sa-b\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4zh"
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"Angry workers were responsible for the sabotage of the machines.",
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"Officials have not yet ruled out sabotage as a possible cause of the crash.",
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"They sabotaged the enemy's oil fields.",
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"The airplane crashed because it was sabotaged .",
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"The lawyer is trying to sabotage the case by creating confusion.",
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"The deal was sabotaged by an angry employee.",
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"An act of institutional sabotage leaked Justice Samuel Alito\u2019s draft opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization nearly eight weeks in advance. \u2014 David B. Rivkin Jr. And Jennifer L. Mascott, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
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"Americans can and must stand up to election sabotage to ensure that public officials certify the candidates with the most votes. \u2014 Laurence H. Tribe And Dennis Aftergut, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"The most common way to sabotage innovation is to provide too much or too little structure. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"This will to self- sabotage by a truth-teller who knew and loved both Foucault and the Carpenters ironically strengthened the glamour of his anti-institutional position, increasingly at the cost of his being engaged as a serious writer and thinker. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
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"Donziger\u2019s story, turning him into an icon of environmental activism, and a martyr of corporate sabotage . \u2014 P.j. Mccormick, Rolling Stone , 3 June 2022",
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"The backlash against environmental sabotage , meanwhile, was continuing to intensify. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"But in what may be the latest instance of anti-Russian sabotage inside Ukraine, Russian state media said Tuesday that an explosion at a cafe in the city of Kherson wounded four people. \u2014 Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Also on Friday, a car exploded outside a Donetsk government office, an act local officials characterized as sabotage . \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But will the queens sabotage each other's chances of snatching the crown week after week",
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"His scorched-earth campaign may also sabotage Twitter itself. \u2014 Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post , 18 May 2022",
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"Product buildup or a greasy scalp can sabotage an otherwise happy hair day, but adding a clarifying shampoo to your hair care routine can help. \u2014 Sara Coughlin, SELF , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Contrary to conventional wisdom, experts say a sugary, high-carb breakfast can sabotage your race. \u2014 Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online , 29 July 2019",
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"Bennett is in the curious position of approving Russian insistence on unencumbered trade with Iran to sabotage the deal that would give Iran unencumbered trade with the rest of the world. \u2014 Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"From false press releases to misleading domain names, one man has allegedly gone to great lengths to sabotage his competitors. \u2014 Louise Matsakis, Wired , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Niv Sultan, the lead actress, plays an elite Israeli hacker/spy here who sneaks into Iran to sabotage the regime\u2019s war machine. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"At the time, as Congressional investigations would later find, the CIA was working hand-in-hand with the FBI to sabotage two groups that were considered threats to national security: leftist antiwar protesters and Black militant factions. \u2014 Thomas Lake, CNN , 8 Dec. 2021"
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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": any of various South American hummingbirds of the genera Campylopterus and Eupetomena in which the outer primaries are strongly falcate":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194252"
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},
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"sabino":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bald cypress ( Taxodium distichum )":[],
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": ahuehuete":[],
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": ashe juniper":[],
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": a Puerto Rican forest tree ( Magnolia splendens ) with hard heavy durable wood that is used for furniture and general construction":[]
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},
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"s\u0259\u02c8b\u0113(\u02cc)n\u014d"
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],
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"American Spanish sabino, sabina , from Spanish sabina savin, from Latin":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215813"
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},
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"Sabine pine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": digger pine":[],
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": torrey pine":[]
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},
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"\u02c8sa|",
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"\u02c8s\u0101|b\u0259\u0307n-",
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"|\u02ccb\u012bn-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Joseph Sabine \u20201837 British horticulturist":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235657"
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},
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"saber-rattling":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8s\u0101-b\u0259r-\u02ccrat-li\u014b",
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"-\u02ccra-t\u1d4al-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Wall Street has viewed Musk\u2019s saber rattling over the spam/bot issue as an attempt to drive down the deal price, or to give him a pretext to abandon the acquisition. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 16 June 2022",
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"Other administration officials are more skeptical, noting that Russia\u2019s saber rattling failed to deter the West from arming Ukraine \u2014 and that the lesson China may take away is that nuclear threats can backfire. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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||
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"His nuclear saber rattling at the start of the invasion, for example, triggered widespread alarm in the West and speculation about the mental and emotional state of the man with his finger on Russia\u2019s nuclear button. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"The hammer blow of US and other Western sanctions that slammed into the Russian economy this week, and Putin's consequent nuclear saber rattling , are likely to also shut off relations with the Russian government for months, if not permanently. \u2014 Stephen Collinson, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Even in the face of Putin\u2019s strategic nuclear saber rattling and concerns about Russia\u2019s use of tactical nuclear weapons, however, the arms control framework has held sufficiently firm to preserve strategic stability. \u2014 Miles A. Pomper, The Conversation , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"All the saber rattling has certainly been terrible for Ukraine\u2019s economy. \u2014 Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"The Beijing Games open against a backdrop of charges of Uyghur genocide, human rights affronts in Tibet and Hong Kong, saber rattling over Taiwan, and a widespread diplomatic boycott. \u2014 Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 Feb. 2022",
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||
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"This is a major geo-economic step to mitigate Russian saber rattling over Ukraine amidst an energy crisis on the continent. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015830"
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},
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"sabir":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a French-based pidgin language of North Africa":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"s\u0259\u02c8bi(\u0259)r"
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],
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||
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from the word for \"know\" in a concocted lingua franca used by Moli\u00e8re \u20201673 French playwright in his comedy Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (1670) as the vehicle of a song (of which the first two lines are Se ti sabir, Ti respondir meaning \"if you know, answer\"), probably from Spanish saber to know":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022016"
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},
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"Sabah":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"state of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo that was formerly a British colony with Kota Kinabalu as its capital area 29,507 square miles (76,423 square kilometers), population 3,163,500":[]
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},
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||
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"pronounciation":[
|
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|
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"\u02c8s\u00e4-b\u0259"
|
||
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],
|
||
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|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022718"
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